The end of Harry Potter comes as Canadian live theatre struggles for direction in the wake of extensive COVID-19 closures and a slow recover
Mirvish Productions announced Sunday it plans to close the stage play based on J.K. Rowling’s characters that opened less than 10 months ago. The wizards take their final bows on July 2 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Talks began in 2017 to bring “Harry Potter” to Toronto as a two-part play that could be watched over two evenings. At the time, it seemed like the sort of audacious stage show that would be a significant boon for tourism, with successful runs on Broadway, the West End and Melbourne already proven draws.
But the pandemic threw a curveball at producers who saw Toronto’s live theatres shuttered just a few months before the show was supposed to open. By the time curtains were raised last year, the book for “Harry Potter” had been trimmed to a single night’s performance instead of two, which meant ticket sales were effectively cut in half.
Despite its challenges, Mirvish insists “Harry Potter” will cross the breakeven point by the time it ends its 13-month run. The show will have sold more than 600,000 tickets with over 50 per cent of the audience being first-time theatre attendees, which he considers a win.
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